House of GVSB

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House of GVSB
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released March 5, 1996
Recorded September 1995 at Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre Post-hardcore
Length 40:11
Label Touch & Go
Producer Ted Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology

Cruise Yourself
(1994)		 House of GVSB
(1996)		 Freak*on*ica
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[3]
Q [4]
Spin [5]
NME [6]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [7]
Robert Christgau A−[8]
Piero Scaruffi [9]

House of GVSB is the fourth album by the American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys. It was released on March 5, 1996 by Touch and Go Records.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "*Super-fire*"   3:18
2. "Click Click"   3:21
3. "Crash 17 (X-Rated Car)"   3:23
4. "*Disco Six Six Six*"   2:46
5. "Life in Pink"   4:12
6. "TheKindaMzkYouLike"   3:57
7. "*Vera Cruz*"   4:28
8. "AnotherDroneInMyHead"   3:40
9. "Cash Machine"   3:33
10. "*Wilmington*"   3:21
11. "Zodiac Love Team"   4:05

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1996 Spin United States "Albums of the Year" 5 [10]
1996 Rock de Lux Spain "Albums of the Year" 15 [11]
1996 Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 20 [12]
1996 Magic France "Albums of the Year" 25 [13]
1996 Rock Sound France "Albums of the Year" 26 [14]
1996 Sounds Germany "Albums of the Year" * [15]
2000 LAS Magazine United States "90 Albums of the 90s" 42 [16]
2006 Rock Sound France "Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime" 126 [17]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Girls Against Boys
Additional musicians and production
  • Dom Barbera – additional mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Wayne Dorell – additional engineering
  • Rich Lamb – additional engineering
  • Ted Niceley – production
  • Mike Rippe – engineering

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( House of GVSB > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 332, cited March 18, 2010
  3. ↑ Browne, David. "House of GVSB". Entertainment Weekly. March 1996. pg. 74, cited March 18, 2010
  4. ↑ Columnist. "House of GVSB". Q. April 1996. pg. 109, cited March 18, 2010
  5. ↑ Columnist. "House of GVSB". Spin. April 1996. pg. 106, cited March 18, 2010
  6. ↑ Columnist. "House of GVSB". NME. March 1996. pg. 45, cited March 18, 2010
  7. ↑ Josephes, Jason. "House of GVSB". pitchfork.com. Retrieved on May 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Girls Against Boys". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 18, 2010.
  9. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero. "Girls Against Boys". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 18, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Spin - Albums of the Year". Spin. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  11. ↑ "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Rock de Lux. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  12. ↑ "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  13. ↑ "Magic - Albums of the Year". Magic. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  14. ↑ "Rock Sound - Albums of the Year". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  15. ↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  16. ↑ "LAS Magazine - 90 Albums of the 90s". LAS Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  17. ↑ "Rock Sound - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
Girls Against Boys
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